Exodus 6:24

“The sons of Korah: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites.”

Exodus 6:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 6:24, word by word

The sonsבְנֵיvene

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “vene” appears
of Korahקֹרַחkorach

Korah

Korah, the name of a son of Esau and Oholibamah and of other Edomites and Israelites, among them the Levite who rebelled against Moses (Numbers 16).

Where else “korach” appears
Assirאַסִּירasir

Assir

Assir, a son of Korah; also a later Levite of the same family (1 Chronicles 6:23).

Where else “asir” appears
Elkanahאֶלְקָנָהelkana

Elkanah

Elkanah, a name borne by several men; among them a son of Korah (Exodus 6:24) and the father of the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1). It means "El has acquired".

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and Abiasaphאֲבִיאָסָףaviasaf

Abiasaph

Abiasaph, son of Korah.

Where else “aviasaf” appears
are the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹתmishpchot

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

Where else “mishpchot” appears
of the Korahitesקָּרְחִיkarchi

Korahite

Korahite: a descendant of Korah, of the tribe of Levi.

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The context

23Aaron took Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Nahshon, as his wife, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

24 · This verse (above)

25Eleazar, Aaron’s son, took for himself one of the daughters of Putiel as his wife, and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites according to their families.

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